[PPRAANet] FW: Colorado House Representative signs on to HR-1301

[John Bloodgood]

Please see the update below from our Colorado ARRL Section manager, Jack, WM0G.
 
For those unfamiliar with who is their representative, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado's_congressional_districts 

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John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
PIO -- Region 2 District 2, Colorado ARES (Pikes Peak ARES)
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> From: memberlist at www.arrl.org
> Subject: Colorado House Representative signs on to HR-1301
> To: johnbloodgood at hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 13:26:27 -0400
> 
> I am pleased to report that our Congressional House Representative, Ed
> Perlmutter (D) from Colorado's 7th District (Jeffco), today signed on
> to support HR-1301, otherwise known as the 'Amateur Radio Parity Act'.
> Congressman Perlmutter sits on the Science, Space and Technology
> Committee in Congress. Congressman Perlmutter is now one of about 55
> Congressmen from both sides of the aisle who have signed on to support
> this bill that is so important to the future of amateur radio and its
> ability to help our citizens in time of disaster. 
> 
> What will HR 1301 do?
> 
> Most importantly, it will ensure that every ham in the US, regardless
> of the community they live in, will have the opportunity to practice
> their avocation from their own homes without breaking any rules or fear
> of reprisal.
> 
> If enacted, it would direct the FCC to extend the the reasonable
> accommodation protections to those amateurs who are living in
> deed-restricted communities.  Known as “CC&Rs” (covenants,
> conditions and restrictions) these are the prohibitions and limitations
> placed on properties by builders or homeowner associations (HOAs) which
> prevent licensed Amateurs from erecting even modest antennas.
> 
> The Amateur Radio Parity Act would not give Amateurs “carte
> blanche” to do whatever they wished. It would require HOAs and other
> private land use regulations to extend reasonable accommodation to
> Amateurs wishing to erect antennas. 
> 
> Now we need to work on getting Congressmen Ken Buck (R-04), Mike
> Coffman (R-06), Douglas Lamborn (R-05), Jared Polis (D-02), Scott
> Tipton (R-03) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-01) to sign on as
> well. So, if you are a constituent of any one of these legislators,
> please drop them a note or call them or visit them to tell them of your
> concern. 
> 
> Also, please drop a note, email or call Congressman Perlmutter thanking
> him for his support on this important Bill. Especially those of you in
> his District (Jefferson County). His contact info is:
> 
> Office: 303-459-4729
> Fax: 303-233-3530
> info at perlmutterforcolorado.com
> 
> Mailing Address:
> 3440 Youngfield St. #264
> Wheat Ridge, CO  80033
> 
> 73,
> Jack - WMØG
> 
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